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Continental Divide

  • 19811981
  • PGPG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.1K
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John Belushi and Blair Brown in Continental Divide (1981)
A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.
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  • Comedy
  • Romance

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.1K
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  • Director
    • Michael Apted
  • Writer
    • Lawrence Kasdan
  • Stars
    • John Belushi
    • Blair Brown
    • Allen Garfield
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Apted
  • Writer
    • Lawrence Kasdan
  • Stars
    • John Belushi
    • Blair Brown
    • Allen Garfield
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:52
    Official Trailer
    Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 1
    Video 29:23
    Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 1

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    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    Michael Apted in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    Michael Apted in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi and Blair Brown in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi and Blair Brown in Continental Divide (1981)

    Top cast

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    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Ernie Souchakas Ernie Souchak
    Blair Brown
    Blair Brown
    • Nell Porteras Nell Porter
    Allen Garfield
    Allen Garfield
    • Howard McDermottas Howard McDermott
    Carlin Glynn
    Carlin Glynn
    • Sylviaas Sylvia
    Tony Ganios
    Tony Ganios
    • Max Bernbaumas Max Bernbaum
    Val Avery
    Val Avery
    • Yablonowitzas Yablonowitz
    Liam Russell
    • Deke Lewisas Deke Lewis
    Everett Smith
    • Fiddleas Fiddle
    Bill Henderson
    Bill Henderson
    • Train Conductoras Train Conductor
    Bruce Jarchow
    Bruce Jarchow
    • Hellingeras Hellinger
    Eddie Schwartz
    • Jimmyas Jimmy
    Harold Holmes
    • Mr. Feeneyas Mr. Feeney
    Elizabeth Young
    • Mrs. Feeneyas Mrs. Feeney
    Ron Dean
    Ron Dean
    • Pleskoas Plesko
    Frankie Hill
    Frankie Hill
    • Agathaas Agatha
    Mike Bacarella
    Mike Bacarella
    • Delaneyas Delaney
    • (as Michael Bacarella)
    Marji Bank
    • Mrs. Yablonowitzas Mrs. Yablonowitz
    Christopher Lowell
    • Poacheras Poacher
    • Director
      • Michael Apted
    • Writer
      • Lawrence Kasdan
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Ernie Souchak (John Belushi), a tough Chicago reporter, gets a little too close to the Mob, and is assaulted by two crooked police officers sent by a crooked councilman, and ends up in the hospital. To take the heat off of him, his editor sends him to Colorado to investigate an eagle researcher ('Blair Brown'). Sparring partners at first, the pair eventually fall in love, but Souchak must return to Chicago when one of his sources is mysteriously killed. —Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • When they met they heard bells. And that was just round one.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Dan Aykroyd, most of the production crew on Neighbors (1981) was on cocaine throughout filming, with the inevitable result that John Belushi was sucked back into an addiction he had been trying to quit. Belushi had been completely clean and sober during the making of Continental Divide (1981) which he shot just before Neighbors (1981).
    • Goofs
      When Souchak rides the Empire Builder back to Wyoming with Nell, the train takes a route the Empire Builder never takes. In the movie, the train goes through Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and then on to Victor, Wyoming, where they get off. The real Empire Builder goes north from Chicago to Milwaukee and then Minneapolis before heading northwest and crossing North Dakota, Montana and Idaho near the Canadian border. It goes nowhere near Iowa or Wyoming.
    • Quotes

      Ernie Souchak: It's so quiet up here, you could hear a mouse get a hard on.

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the credits, after some mountain shots, there's a sequence of a selection of some of the black-and-white photos of Ernie and/or Nell that Souchak had on his desk.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Continental Divide, Mommie Dearest, Only When I Laugh, Body Heat, First Monday in October (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme from Continental Divide (Never Say Goodbye)
      Music by Michael Small
      Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
      Performed by Helen Reddy
      Available on MCA Records
      Record Produced by Joel Diamond

    User reviews31

    Review
    Top review
    John Belushi's Best Work
    I think this is Belushi's best work. Although he stays in a kind of character you might find on Saturday Night Live (when it was still funny) he develops the character in a way that Nell and you fall in love with him. BE WARNED, however I first saw this film after Belushi's death and found his character's frequent references to death disturbing. Michael Apted does well in the director's chair. Be sure to see some of his other work i.e. Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorky Park, and The World Is Not Enough.
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    3
    • Roger56-2
    • Sep 6, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Americka romansa
    • Filming locations
      • Cedar Falls, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,578,237
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,218,347
      • Sep 20, 1981
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,578,237
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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